Ian Symmonds & Associates (ISA) is a comprehensive research, consulting, and thought leadership firm for schools, colleges, and non-profits. In just a decade, we have grown into America's front-running strategic educational consulting firm. Our team features America's foremost strategy consulta... read morent, Ian Symmonds, several collaborating partners, and an industry best practices internal research team. Since our inception in 2003, we have served over 210 clients, representing 48 US states, and several other countries and territories. Our clients are diverse: large and small, tuition-driven and well-resourced, and little-known to well-known. They share a common need for cogent, fact-based strategy.
What We Do | Mission
We formulate distinctive strategy for schools and colleges through research, consulting, and thought leadership.
Why We Do It | Vision
Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world. (Mandela)
Ideas We Live By | Core Values
• Research - Let's work with facts, not anecdote
• Strategy - We must position properly and set a clear strategic direction
• Advance - Enrollment, marketing, and development systems must be optimized
• Create - We should tell our story really well
• Inspire - Let's get people excited with something remarkable and relevant